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CHAPTER 16
JOINTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE

16-1. Requirements. and types of reinforced concrete pavements will be

Figures 16-1 through 16-3 present details of the the same as for plain concrete pavements (see chap
contraction, construction, and expansion joints in 15) except for those listed below.
reinforced concrete pavements. Joint requirements

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a. Unscheduled joints. All joints falling at a point
other than a regularly scheduled transverse
contraction joint will be doweled with the exception
of the thickened-edge type. One end of the dowel
will be painted and oiled to permit movement at the
joint.
b. Thickened-edge-type joints. Thickened-edge-
type joints will not be doweled. The edge will be
thickened to 125 percent of the design thickness.
c. Transverse construction joint. When a trans--
verse construction joint is required within a rein-
forced concrete slab unit, not at a regularly sched-
uled contraction joint location, the reinforcing steel
will be carried through the joint. In addition, dowels
meeting the size and spacing requirements of table
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15-2 for the design thickness will be used in the
joint.
d. Transverse contraction joints. Transverse
contraction joints in reinforced concrete pavements
should be constructed across each paving lane, per-
pendicular to the pavement center line, and at in-
tervals of not less than 25 feet nor more than 75
feet. The maximum allowable slab width or length
for reinforced concrete pavements is a function of
the effective frictional restraint developed at the
interface between the slab and subgrade, the per-
centage of steel reinforcing used in the slab, and the
yield strength of the steel reinforcing. Allowable
slab widths or lengths can be determined directly
from figure 13-2 for yield strengths of 60,000 psi.
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If it is desired to use reinforcing steel having a yield
strength other than this value, the maximum
allowable slab width or length can he determined
from equation 16-1.
e. Two traffic lanes. For reinforced concrete
pavements where two traffic lanes are placed as a
single paving lane, a longitudinal contraction joint
should be provided at the center line of the paving
lane to control cracking. In these joints, the rein-
forcing steel is carried through the joint, and tie bars
are not required.
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f. Pavement center line. Tied longitudinal con-
traction joints are also required at the center line of
reinforced concrete pavements when the width of
the pavement exceeds the allowable length of slab
L for the percentage of steel reinforcement being
used. When such joints are required, the steel
reinforcement should he broken at the joint, and e-
inch-diameter tie bars 30 inches long and spaced
30-inch center to center are used.
16-2. Joint Sealing.
Joint sealing for reinforced concrete pavements will
be the same as for plain concrete pavements (see
para 15-5). The use of preformed compression
sealants will be required when the joint spacing
exceeds 50 feet.